SCREENING FOR LIPID DISORDERS IN ADULTS - NGC - Compare - Comparison

NATIONAL GUIDELINE CLEARINGHOUSE™ (NGC)
GUIDELINE SYNTHESIS
SCREENING FOR LIPID DISORDERS IN ADULTS

GUIDELINES BEING COMPARED
1.University of Michigan Health System (UMHS). Screening and management of lipids. Ann Arbor (MI): University of Michigan Health System; 2009 Feb. 15 p. [12 references]

2.United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Screening for lipid disorders in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); 2008 Jun. 13 p. [17 references]

3.Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense (VA/DoD). VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidemia. Washington (DC): Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense; 2006 Dec. 140 p.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
AREAS OF AGREEMENT AND DIFFERENCE
COMPARISON OF RECOMMENDATIONS

•WHOM TO SCREEN
•SCREENING TEST
•ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS
•SCREENING FREQUENCY
STRENGTH OF EVIDENCE AND RECOMMENDATION GRADING SCHEMES
METHODOLOGY
SOURCE(S) OF FUNDING
BENEFITS AND HARMS
ABBREVIATIONS

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NGC - Compare - Comparison

pdf guideline synthesis:
http://www.guideline.gov/Compare/pdf.aspx?file=LIPSCREEN7.inc&out=1